Durant to have number retired

Fresh off his 46-point scoring outburst in the NBA’s Rookie Challenge and his victory in the H.O.R.S.E. competition at All-Star weekend, Kevin Durant is about to receive another honor. Texas will retire his No. 35 Longhorns jersey on Feb. 25.

Durant, who in 2006-’07 became the first freshman ever to be named college basketball’s player of the year, will be the third UT basketball player to have his number retired. The others are Slater Martin (15) and T.J. Ford (11).

Durant’s ceremony will take place at the Erwin Center on the same night as the Longhorns’ home game against Texas Tech.